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Avery  Architectural  and  Fine  Arts  Library 
Gift  of  Seymour  B.  Durst  Old  York  Library 


NEW. YORK  I 

D.  MURPHY'S  SON,  STEAM  PRINTER,  65  FULTON  STREET. 


1876, 


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Trustees  of  the  American  Institute. 

1876. 


ORESTES  CLEVELAND,  President. 

CYRUS  H.  LOUTREL,  J 

THOMAS  RUTTER,  [  Vice  Presidents. 

J.  GROSHON  HER  RIOT,  ) 

NATHAN  C.  ELY,  JAMES  L.  JACKSON, 

GEORGE  PEYTON,  JAMES  DELAMATER, 

CHARLES  H.  CLAYTON,  WM.  H.  SCHERMERHORN, 

M.  C.  D.  BORDEN". 

CHARLES  McK.  LEOSER,  Recording  Secretary. 

EDWARD  SCHELL,  Treasurer. 


MANAGERS  OF  THE  FAIR. 


Charles  F.  Allen, 


George  Whitefield, 
Alex.  M.  Eagleson, 
Walter  Siiriver, 
F.  D.  Curtis, 
Wm.  Rutter, 
Alex.  Hadden, 
John  J.  Tucker, 
Alfred  T.  Ackert, 
John  Jardine, 
Aug.  W^etmore.  Jr. 


Abraham  Lent, 
Chas.  S.  Arthur, 
Wm.  H.  Gedney, 
A.  J.  Halsey, 
Charles  Place, 
Albro  Howell, 
Z.  Dederick, 
Appleton  Sturgis, 
Alonzo  R.  Hampton, 
Edwin  R.  McCarty. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  BOARD 

CHARLES  F.  ALLEN,  Chairman. 
ABRAHAM  LENT,  Vice  Chairman. 
CHAS.  WAGER  HULL,  General  Superintendent. 
JOHN  W.  CHAMBERS,  Secretary. 


DEPARTMENTAL  COMMITTEES. 


1st  Department.    Fine  Arts  and  Education. 

Alfred  T.  Ackert,  Arc.  Wetmore,  Jr.  Charles  F.  Allen. 

2d  Department.    Of  the  Dwelling. 

Ar.BRO  Howell,  George  Whitefielp,  Alex.  M.  Eagleson. 

3d  Department.    Dress  and  Handicraft. 

A.  J.  Halset,       .  Abraha m  Lent,  ('has.  S.  Arthur, 

4th  Department.    Chemistry  and  Mineralogy. 

Charles  Place,  Alex.  Hadden,  Edwin  R.  McCarty. 

5th  Department.    Engines  and  Machinery. 
Walter  Shriver,  Z.  Dedf.rick,  Appleton  Sturois. 

6th  Department.  Intercommunication. 
Wm.  H.  Gedney,  John  J.  Ticker,  John  Jardine. 

7th  Department.    Agriculture  and  Horticulture. 
T.  D.  Curtis,  Wm.  Rutter,  Alonzo  R.  Hampton. 


GENERAL  EUSiNESS  COMMITTEES. 


Alex.  M.  Eagleson, 
George  Whitefirld, 
F.  D.  C&RTIS, 
Abraham  Lent, 
A.  J.  Halsey, 
Wn,  Rutter, 
Charles  Plack, 
Walter  Shriyer, 


Finance. 

Aug.  Wetmore,  Jr.  Alonzo  R.  Hampton. 

Tickets. 

Charles  Place,  Albro  Howell. 

Printing  and  Advertising. 

Alex.  M,  Eagleson,  Appleton  Sturgis. 

Invitations. 
Wm.  EL  Gedney,  Wm.  Rutter. 

Building  and  Carpenter  Work. 

Wm.  H.  Gedney,  John  J.  Tucker. 

Police  and  Firemen. 
Charles  S.  Arthur,  Alfred  T.  Ackert. 

Light. 

Alex.  Hadden,  Z.  Dederick. 

Music  and  Decorations. 

John  Jardine,  Edwin  R.  McCarty. 


1876. 


FORTY-FIFTH 

INDUSTRIAL  EXHIBITION 

OF  THE 

AMERICAN  INSTITUTE 

OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK. 


The  Forty-fifth  Exhibition  under  the  management  of  this  Institute, 
will  be  held  in  the  Exhibition  Buildings,  on  2d  and  3d  Avenues  and 
63d  and  64th  Streets  in  the  Fall  of  1876. 

The  immense  value  and  great  popularity  of  Industrial  Exhibitions, 
first  inaugurated  by  this  Institute  in  1828,  has  been  fully  proven  by 
the  many  which  have  followed,  not  only  in  this  country  but  abroad. 

No  better  evidence  of  value  can  be  given  than  is  shown  by  the 
immense  Centennial  Exhibition  now  being  held  in  Philadelphia,  to 
which  not  only  exhibitors  are  drawn  from  all  parts  of  the  world,  but 
as  well  hundreds  of  thousands  of  visitors  ;  most  of  whom  will  visit  this 
great  commercial  and  financial  centre  of  the  new  world,  and  a  large 
portion  of  whom  will  be  attracted  to  our  exhibition;  thus  we  are  satis- 
fied that  thi-3  year  will  prove  to  all  exhibitors  pecuniarily  more  bene- 
ficial than  any  which  has  preceded  it. 

Conscious  that  we  cannot  in  the  most  remote  degree  compare  our 
"annual"  exhibition  with  the  "Centennial,"  we  are  nevertheless  fully 
satisfied  that  to  the  exhibitor  who  does  not  desire  to,  or  cannot  afford 


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to  make  an  immense  and  most  costly  display,  that  we  can  place  him  for 
a  trifling  outlay,  before  every  buyer  and  interested  capitalist,  whether 
of  our  own  or  of  a  foreign  land. 

This  Institute  incorporated  by  the  Legislature  of  New- York  nearly 
half  a  century  since  for  the  purpose  of  holding  exhibitions  and  reward- 
ing by  premiums  the  ingenious  inventor,  and  the  skillful  producer, 
offers  to  all  such  who  wish  to  meet  buyers  or  capitalists,  unequalled 
advantages. 

It  may  be  well  to  state  for  the  information  of  those  who  are  unac- 
quainted with  the  workings  of  this  Institute  that  it  is  not  a  stock  com- 
pany for"  money  making  purposes ;  but  is  simply  an  association  of 
persons  whose  object,  is  to  encourage  the  industries  of  our  country  as 
previously  stated.  Whatever  profit  may  result  from  the  exhibitions 
is  expended  in  the  diffusion  of  information  having  relation  to  the  indus- 
trial arts. 

Details  relating  to  medals  and  awards  may  be  found  on  pages  1G  and 
17,  and  special  attention  is  called  to  the  "Centennial  Medal"  only  to  be 
awarded  this  Centennial  year.  To  parties  having  working  machines 
and  those  who  will  exhibit  industrial  processes  in  actual  operation,  un- 
usual facilities  will  be  given. 

Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  articles  which  may  be  forwarded 
for  exhibition  unaccompanied  by  the  exhibitor ;  to  such,  space  will  be 
assigned  and  care  given. 

To  receive  attention,  all  articles  must  be  marked,  "General  Sup- 
erintendent, American  Institute  Exhibition,  New-York,"  and  must 
have  enclosed  in  package  a  list  of  each  article  therein  contained,  a  copy 
of  which  must  also  be  mailed  to  same  address,  also  a  draft  payable  in 
New- York,  for  freight  or  express  charges,  if  not  pre-paid  at  place  of 
shipment;  also  not  less  than  twenty  (820)  dollars  to  meet  charges,  of 
entrance  fee  and  cartage  to  and  from  the  exhibition  building.  If  money 
to  pay  such  expenses  is  not  forwarded,  the  goods  will  not  be  received 
or  taken  from  the  transportation  or  express  company.  Every  one  will 
readily  recognize  the  impropriety  of  expecting  the  Managers  to  advance 
amount  of  charges  and  depend  upon  collections  to  meet  said  advance. 
An  exact  account  will  be  kept  of  the  charges  paid,  and  the  unexpended 
balance  remitted  by  check  to  the  party  making  the  advance. 

A  full  description  must  be  mailed  to  the  General  Superintendent  by 
the  exhibitor  stating  time  of  shipment,  the  railway  or  other  Company 
by  which  goods  were  forwarded,  number  of  packages,  and  a  duplicate 
of  bill  of  lading  or  shipping  receipt,  that  they  may  be  promptly  attend- 
ed to  upon  their  arrival  here.  By  this  plan  many  persons  may  avail 
t  hemselves  of  the  benefits  of  the  Exhibition,  and  avoid  the  loss  of  time 


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and  expense  of  a  two  months  residence  in  New-York,  and  yet,  be  as 
well  served  as  if  present. 

Exhibitors  should  remember  that  the  earlier  goods  reach  the  Exhi* 
bition  Hall  the  better  will  be  their  location. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  Rules  and  Regulations  (page  19,)  upon 
which  goods  will  be  accepted,  and  which  form  part  of  the  agreement 
between  the  Exhibitor  and  the  Board  of  Managers. 

The  Managers  call  attention  to  the  Regulations  as  to  "  space,"  page 
20,  "changes  in  location  and  space  granted,"  page  20,  and  especially 
to  "signs,"  page  22,  and  request  the  co-operation  of  Exhibitors  in 
matters  relating  thereto. 

A  complete  classification  may  be  found  on  pages  9  to  14. 

The  Board  of  Managers  will  endeavor  to  perfect  as  heretofore  ar- 
rangements with  all  the  prominent  Railway  and  other  Companies  to 
return,  freight  free,  all  articles  exhibited,  the  freight  on  which  shall 
have  been  paid  to  New- York,  provided  the  same  shall  not  have  changed 
ownership,  and  are  returned  before  the  25th  day  of  November,  1876. 

The  buildings  on  2d  Avenue  will  be  open  for  the  reception  of  Ma- 
chinery on  Monday,  August  14th,  1876,  or  earlier  if  it  should  be  ne- 
cessary for  the  arrangement  of  heavy  machinery. 

The  buildings  on  3rd  Avenue  and  on  63d  and  64th  Streets,  will  be 
opened  for  the  reception  of  goods  on  the  28th  day  of  August,  1876. 

The  Exhibition  will  be  formally  opened  to  the  public  at  2  P.  M.  on 
Wednesday,  the  6th  day  of  September,  1876,  and  will  remain  open 
each  secular  day  from  9  A.M.  to  10  P.M.  finally  closing  at  10  P.  M.  on 
Saturday,  November  11th,  1S76,  unless  it  is  deemed  expedient  by  the 
Board  of  Managers  to  continue  one  week  longer. 

For  any  further  information  address  General  Superintendent,  Ameri- 
can Institute,  Room  22,  Cooper  Union  Building,  8th  Street,  between 
3d  and  4th  Avenues,  New- York  City. 


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Resolution  of  Instructions  to  tfte  |oarLd  of  J|anagcrs, 

ADOPTED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES, 

JUNE  10,  1876. 


DUTIKS  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  MANAGERS. 

Sec.  1.  The  Board  of  Managers  shall  organize  by  appointing  a 
Chairman  and  Vice  Chairman  from  their  own  number,  and  a  Secretary  ; 
and  after  such  organization,  if  they  are  directed  to  hold  an  Exhibition,they 
shall  be  entitled  to  the  services  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Institute,  who  shall 
act  as  their  principal  Clerk,  and  be  in  constant  attendance  during  such 
Exhibition  ;  also  of  the  General  Superintendent,  whose  duties  shall  be 
denned  by  the  said  Board  of  Trustees. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  held  in  the  autumn  of  each  year,  if  it  shall  be 
so  ordered  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  an  exhibition  in  the  City  of  New 
York,  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  embracing  the 
products  of  Agriculture,  Manufactures,  Commerce  and  the  Arts  of 
the  United  States.  The  said  Board  may  hold,  in  connection  with  it, 
a  show  of  live  Stock  whenever  they  shall  deem  it  expedient  ;  they 
shall  also  have  the  power  to  make,  or  cause  to  be  made,  a  comparative 
test  of  Ploughs,  Mowers,  Reapers,  Diggers,  and  other  agricultural 
implements,  by  putting  them  in  practical  operation  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  City  of  New-York.  They  shall  further  be  empowered  to  ex- 
amine, or  cause  to  be  examined,  any  manufacturing  process  or  heavy 
machinery  in  operation  which  it  would  be  impracticable  to  exhibit 
within  the  limits  of  the  Exhibition.  They  may,  by  a  majority  vote, 
admit  for  exhibition  only,  any  foreign  product,  machine  or  process,  the 
exhibition  of  which  would,  in  their  opinion,  be  beneficial  to  American 
Industry. 

Sec.  3.  The  first  duty  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  after  it  has  been 
decided  to  hold  an  Exhibition,  shall  be  to  issue  a  circular,  prepared  by 
the  General  Superintendent,  setting  forth  the  advantages  to  be  derived 
from  such  Exhibition.  In  order  to  explain  the  arrangements  and  ex- 
tent of  the  several  Departments,  they  shall  also  publish  in  such  circu- 
lar the  classification  in  Sec.  4,  which  shall  be  adhered  to  as  far  as  the 
room  occupied  by  the  Exhibition  will  allow,  in  the  distribution  of 
space,  and  in  the  location  of  the  articles  received. 


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Sec.  4.  The  Classification  of  the  Annual  Exhibition  shall  he  as 
follows : 

I.— DEPARTMENT  OF  FINE  ARTS  AND  EDUCATION. 

1st  Group.  Paintings  on  canvas,  glass  and  other  surfaces  ;  Pastels,  Car 
toons,  Miniatures. 

2d  Group.  Engravings,  Lithographs,  Chromo-Lithographs,  Chemical 
Etchings,  plain  and  colored,  Enamel  Work,  Designs  and 
Drawings  relating  to  Architecture,  Landscape  Gardening, 
Mechanical  and  Civil  Engineering. 

3d  Group.  Photographs,  plain  and  colored,  Daguerreotypes,  Ambro- 
types.    All  other  impressions  by  the  action  of  light. 

4th  Group.  Sculpture,  Cameos,  Intaglios,  Medals,  Medallions,  Reliefs ; 

Embossed  Work,  Fine  Castings  in  Bronze,  Zinc  and  other 
metals. 

5th  Group.  Musical  Instruments — Pianos,  Harps,  Organs,  Melodeons, 
Portable  Instruments  used  in  Bands  and  Concerts. 

6th  Group.  Specimens  of  Printing  and  Bookbinding,  Books,  Stationery, 
except  Ink,  Account  Books,  Ornamental  Penmanship, 
Globes,  Maps,  Charts,  School  Books,  and  all  apparatus  for 
instructing  in  Science  and  Art.  Tables  and  machines  for 
Calculation. 

7th  Group.  Philosophical  Instruments.     Barometers,  Thermometers  ; 

Mathematical,  Measuring  and  Drawing  Instruments  ;  Dials, 
Chronometers,  Watches  and  Clocks ;  Telescopes,  Micro- 
scopes, Lenses,  Cameras,  and  other  Optical  Instruments, 
including  Stereoscopes,  Spectacles,  and  Opera  Glasses. 

II.— DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  DWELLING. 

1st  Group.  Apparatus  for  Warming,  Cooling  and  Ventilating  Rooms] 
Cooking  Stoves,  Ranges  and  Refrigerators,  Water  Filters 
and  Coolers.  Apparatus  for  Illumination,  Ornamental 
Lamps,  Chandeliers,  and  Gas  Fixtures. 

2d  Group.  Kitchen  Ware  and  Utensils ;    Machines  and  Implements; 

for  Washing,  Wringing  and  Drying  Clothes;  Mangles^ 
Ironing  and  Fluting  Machines,  etc.  Brooms,  Brushes^ 
Bellows,  and  other  hand  instruments  used  by  domestics. 

3d  Group.  Carpets,  Oil  Cloths,  Matting,  Paper  Hangings  and  Tapestry j 
Window  Curtains,  Shades  and  Screens ;  Encaustic  Tiles 
and  Specimens  of  Ornamental  Flooring  ;  Fresco  Work  and 
Ornamental  Plasterings. 


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4 th  Group.  Furniture — Mirrors,  Upholstery,  Beds,  Bed  Springs,  Mat- 
tresses, and  Room  Conveniences.  Secretaries  and  Orna- 
mental Safes  ;  Ladies'  Toilet  and  Work  Boxes,  Ornamental 
Card  Trays. 

5 th  Group.  Table  Furniture — Cutlery,  Castors,  Table  Bells,  Glass, 
China,  Porcelain  ;  Silver  and  other  AYare  used  for  hold- 
ins;  food  and  condiments. 

6th  Group.  Ornaments  for  the  Dwelling  House,  excepting  those  em- 
braced in  the  First  Department — Wax  Flowers  and  Fruit, 
Ornamental  Hair  Work  and  Worsted  Embroidery  and 
Crochet  Work.  Passe  Partout,  Picture  Frames,  Brackets, 
etc.  Aquaria,  Cages  for  Birds,  etc.  Billiard  Tables, 
Chessmen,  Draught  and  Backgammon  Boards  and  Tables  ; 
all  other  contrivances  for  in  door  recreation  and  amuse- 
ment. 

7th  Group.  Building  accessories  and  permanent  attachments  ;  Doors, 
Window  Sash,  Blinds,  Awnings,  Mantels,  Grates,  Stairs, 
Frames  and  Mouldings,  Cut  and  Cast  Ornaments  for  the  out- 
side of  Dwellings.  Hand  Pumps,  Plumbers'  Work,  Water 
Closet  Apparatus  and  Baths;  Door  Bells,  Door  Springs, 
Latches,  Bolts,  Sash  Fastenings  and  Weights,  Hinges, Screws, 
Nails  and  other  Household  Hardware.  Models  of  Buildings. 
Useful  and  Ornamental  Articles  for  the  Grounds  surround- 
ing the  Dwelling. 

III.— DEPARTMENT  OF  DRESS  AND  HANDICRAFT. 

1st  Group.  Apparel  for  Ladies  and  Children — Hats,  Bonnets,  Hair 
Work,  Dresses,  Hose,  Boots  and  Shoes,  Gloves,  Shawls, 
Cloaks,  Mantillas,  Manufactured  Furs. 

2d  Group.  A  pparel  for  Gentlemen— Hats,  Caps,  Wigs,  Toupees,  etc. 

Coats,  Vests.  Pantaloons,  Shoes,  Boots,  Gloves,  Overcoats, 
Cloaks,  Undergarments,  Furs. 

3d  Group.  Cloths  of  Wool,  Cotton  and  Silk;  all  other  fabrics,  woven, 
knit  or  felted,  excepting  Carpets  ;  Ribbon,  Cord,  Tassels, 
Thread,  Buttons,  Pins,  and  other  materials,  used  in  combi- 
nation with  Cloth  for  Dresses. 

4th  Group.  Hand  Implements  used  in  Manufacturing  Dress — Sewing 
Machines,  Knitting  Machines,  Needles,  Thimbles,  Scissors, 
Pocket  Knives,  Razors,  etc.    Materials  used  by  Artists. 

5th  Group.  Medical  and  Surgical  Apparatus  and  Instruments  ;  Trusses, 
Artificial  Limbs,  Crutches,  Specimens  of  Dentistry  and 
Dental  Instruments. 


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Gth  Group.  Jewelry  and  Ornaments  for  the  person  ;  Articles  used  in 
outdoor  sports — Skates,  Fishing  Tackle,  Hunting  and 
Shooting  Apparatus;  Gymnastic  Implements,  and  Toys 
for  Children.  Meerschaum  and  other  Smoking  Pipes, 
Cases  for  Pipes  and  Cigars. 

7th  Group.  Portable  Writing  Desks,  Port  Folios,  Pocket  Pens  and 
Pencils,  Pocket  Books,  Pocket  Card  Cases  and  specimens 
of  Visiting  and  Wedding  Cards  ;  Trunks,  Carpet  Bags, 
Small  Baskets,  Reticules,  Travelling  Cases,  Umbrellas, 
Parasols, Canes, Hand  Implementsnot elsewhere  enumerated. 

IV.  —DEPARTMENT  OF  CHEMISTRY  AND  MINERALOGY. 

1st,  Group.  Soaps  and  all  Compounds  for  cleansing  ;  Toilet  Prepara- 
tions, containing  no  deleterious  ingredient.  Candles,  Oils, 
Wax,  Resins,  Hydro-carbon  Compounds,  and  other  natural 
or  artificial  products  used  for  illuminating  purposes. 

2d  Group.  Acids,  Alkalies,  other  chemical  bases ;  Salts,  Artificial 
Fertilizers  ;  Soda  Water  and  apparatus  for  making  it; 
Mineral  Waters ;  Wines,  Beverages  and  Stimulants  ;  To- 
bacco, Cigars  and  Snuff.  Drugs,  Medicines,  Tinctures  and 
Extracts  of  officinal  or  known  composition.  Disinfectants 
and  Deodorizers  ;  Baking  Powders  and  Chemicals  not  else- 
where provided  for. 

3d  Group.  Leather,  Skins,  Peltry,  Furs,  Parchment,  specimens  of  Tax- 
idermy, and  Natural  History,  Catgut,  Goldbeaters'  Skins 
Membrane  preparations ;  Preserved  Wood,  Fiber,  Leaves 
and  other  natural  products  used  in  the  Arts. 

4th  Group.  India  Rubber  and  Gutta  Percha  preparations,  Paper  Ma- 
che,  Artificial  Stone,  Brick,  specimens  of  Pottery,  Earthen 
Ware,  Porcelain,  China  and  Glass,  to  be  examined  as  to 
the  quality  of  the  material.  Crucibles,  Cement,  prepared 
Materials  for  Roofing. 

5th  Group.  Paints,  Dye-Stuffs,  Colors,  Colored  Crayons,  Inks  ;  Spe- 
cimens of  Dyed  Yarns,  Tissues,  and  other  colored  sub- 
stances, and  Specimens  of  Bleaching.  Preparations  for  Stain- 
ing,  Cleaning  and  Polishing ;  Yarnishes,  Blueing,  Blacking 
Mucilage. 

Gth  Group.  Flour,  Meal,  and  other  prepared  products  used  as  food 
Samples  of  Baking  and  Pastry  Cooking.  Refined  Sugars, 
Confectionery, Chocolate, Cocoa ;  prepared  Condiments;  pre- 
served Fruit, Vegetables,  and  Meats;  condensed  Fluids ;  Ex« 
tracts  used  in  preparing  beverages. 


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7  tli  Group.  Specimens  of  natural  Stones  used  in  building;  Minerals, 
Ores,  Metals,  Alloys.  Models  of  apparatus  and  Implements 
used  in  Chemical  Works,  in  Electric  and  Photographic 
processes,  and  in  the  Laboratory.  Safety  Cans  and  Vessels 
for  holding  dangerous  fluids.  Apparatus  for  making  Gas  ; 
Machines  for  expediting  chemical  changes. 

V. — DEPARTMENT  OF  ENGINES  AND  MACHINERY. 

1  st  Group.  Stationary  Engines  driven  by  Steam,  Heated  Air  and  other 
Gases;  Water  Engines  and. Wheels,  Wind  Mills,  and  all 
other  prime  movers.  Heaters  and  Coolers  used  in  manu- 
facturing. Boilers,  Steam-superheaters,  Safety  Valves 
Steam  Indicators-  and  Governors,  Dynamometers  ,  Steam 
Gauges,  and  other  apparatus  for  Boilers  and  for  Engines. 

2d  Group.  Pumping  Machinery — Steam  Fire  Engines  in  operation,  and 
other  Engines  and  apparatus  for  moving  Fluids.  Air 
Pumps,  Air  Compressors,  Piston  and  Fan  Air-Blowers, 
etc.  Pipes  for  conveying  water  and  other  fluids,  Valves 
Cocks,  Joints,  and  other  appliances  used  in  connection 
therewith. 

3d  Group.  Machinery  for  Working  Metals — Lathes,  Planers,  Screw- 
cutting  machinery,  Drills,  Shaping  and  Slotting  machines. 
Emery  Wheels,  and  all  tools  and  apparatus  used  in  working 
metals.    Metal  Work  for  Factories. 

4th  Group.  Machinery  for  working  in  Wood — Lathes,  Saws,  Planing 
Machines,  Borinir  Machines,  Machines  for  Mortising  and 
Tenoning ;  Carpenters'  Tools  and  other  Tools  and  Appar- 
atus for  working  in  Wood. 

5th  Grjup.  Machinery  for  preparing  Fibres  and  Tissues ;  Carders, 
Pickers,  etc. ;  Machinery  and  all  appliances  used  in  the 
manufacture  of  Cloth,  Carpets,  Thread,  Cord,  Rope,  etc. ; 
Spinning  Frames,  Spoolers,  Looms,  Machinery  used  in 
Printing,  Folding  and  Binding  Paper. 

6th  Group.  Machinery  and  Tools  used  in  the  manufacture  of  Leather, 
India  Rubber,  Paper  Mache*,  Paper,  Porcelain,  Pottery, 
Bricks,  and  Materials  used  in  the  Arts,  not  elsewhere  spe- 
cified. 

7th  Group.  Machinery  for  Grinding  or  Crushing  Grain,  Paint,  Plum- 
bago, and  other  natural  or  artificial  products.  Machinery 
for  Cleansing,  Cleaning,  Purifying  and  Refining.  Gearing, 
Millwork,  Friction  Pullies,  Belting  and  Elements  of  Ma- 
chinery for  varying  Speed  or  Power.  Chains,  and  all 
Tools  used  by  artizans  or  in  factories,  not  otherwise  provi- 
ded for 


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VI • — DEPARTMENT  OF  INTERCOMMUNICATION". 

1st  Group.  Locomotive  Engines,  Cars,  or  models  of  the  same,  and  all 
apparatus  and  prepared  material  used  in  constructing  and 
operating  Railways,  models  of  Railway  Bridges,  etc. 
All  Fixtures,  Furniture  and  Appliances  used  on  Passenger 
and  Freight  Railway  Cars. 

2d  Group.  Carriages,  Wagons,  Sleighs,  and  all  vehicles  moved  by  ani- 
mal power  ;  materials  and  contrivances  used  in  their  con- 
struction; Harness,  Saddles,  Bridles,  and  all  apparatus 
used  in  connection  with  the  horse  and  the  stable.  Speci- 
mens of  Improved  Material  for  making  Common  Roads 
and  Pavements,  and  all  apparatus  used  in  constructing  the 
same  and  keeping  them  in  repair.  Bridges  for  Common 
Roads. 

3d  Group.  Models  of  Vessels  for  navigating  the  Ocean,  Rivers,  Lakes 
and  Canals;  all  apparatus  connected  with  building, propelling, 
steering  and  holding  Vessels ;  models  of  Locks,  Docks, 
Aqueducts,  Life  Boats,  Life  Rafts,  and  other  structures  and 
implements  used  in  Navigation. 

4th  Group.  Electric  Telegraphs,  Apparatus  used  in  constructing  Over- 
land and  Submarine  Telegraph  Lines.  All  Apparatus  for 
giving  Signals  and  Alarms  ;  Annunciators,  Bells,  etc.  Im- 
plements and  Contrivances  used  in  transporting  and  distri- 
buting Mails  ;  Package  Express,  and  Implements  connected 
therewith.  Hand  Machines,  Materials  and  Implements 
used  in  Printing,  Engraving  and  Advertising. 

5th  Group.  Fire  Engines  and  Apparatus  used  in  extinguishing  Fires  ; 

Fire  Escapes  ;  Apparatus  used  in  making  and  conveying 
Illuminating  Gas  for  towns  and  cities  ;  Gas  Meters.  Ap- 
paratus for  conveying  Gas  for  heating  purposes,  or  as  a 
motor.  Apparatus  for  supplying  towns  and  Cities  with 
Water.    Water  Meters. 

6th  Group.  Implements  for  expediting  trade ;  Contrivance's  and  Ma- 
terials used  in  the  Store  and  Warehouse ;  Commercial 
Scales,  Weights  and  Measures;  Locks  for  Stores  and  Banks; 
Safes;  Hoisting  Apparatus;  Shutters;  Vault  Lights ;  Re- 
flectors, and  Iron  Columns,  etc. ;  Tickets,  Tags,  Cards ; 
Business  Flags ;  Copying  Presses  ;  Glass  and  other  Orna- 
mental Signs ;  Figure  Signs.  Articles  used  in  Hotels  and 
"  Restaurants  not  otherwise  provided  for. 


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7th  Group.  Devices,  apparatus  and  materials  specially  used  in  the  Army; 
in  the  Navy,  excluding  models  of  Vessels,  Docks,  etc. 
in  the  Mint,  and  solely  in  making  paper  currency ; 
in  Schools  and  Colleges  as  permanent  attachments  or  fur- 
niture ; 

in  Churches,  Public  Halls  and  Theatres ; 

in  Cemeteries,  and  in  conducting  Funeral  rites ; 

in  Public  Works  not  otherwise  designated. 

VII.— DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND 
HORTICULTURE. 
1st  Group.  Plants  and  Flowers. 

2d  Group.  Fruits,  Vegetables,  Cereals,  Roots  and  Seeds. 

3d  Group.  Food  prepared  on  the  Farm  and  Plantation — Butter, Cheese, 
Sugar,  etc. 

4th  Group.  Ploughs,  Diggers,  Cultivators,  Harrows,  Barrows,  Drain 
Pipe,  and  Implements  used  in  preparing  the  soil ;  Pruning 
Knives,  and  all  Implements  for  cultivating  Plants  and 
Trees ;  Hot  House  Apparatus. 

5th  Group.  Mowers,  Reapers,  Scythes  and  Implements  used  in  gath- 
ering the  products  of  the  soil ;  Threshing  Machines,  Corn 
ShelJers,  Grain  and  other  Farm  Mills. 

6th  Group.  Churns,  Cheese  Presses,  Bee  Hives,  Animal  Traps,  and 
other  articles  used  on  the  Farm  not  elsewhere  mentioned. 

7th  Group.  Products  of  the  Soil  used  in  the  Arts — Wood,  Hemp,  Flax, 
Cotton,  etc.  Products  of  Animal  growth — Wool,  Silk, 
Hair,  Feathers,  Down,  Horn,  Bone. 

Live  Animals,  whenever  the  Board  of  Managers  shall  de- 
cide to  admit  them. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  the  further  duty  of  the  Managers,  after  the  pub- 
lication of  said  circular  (Sec.  3,)  to  select  and  appoint  competent  persons 
to  act  as  Judges  in  the  several  departments,  who  shall  report  in  writing 
upon  the  comparative  merits  of  articles  or  processes  entered  for  examina- 
tion ;  also  to  prepare  proper  blanks  upon  which  exhibitors  shall  fully 
describe  such  articles  or  processes  as  may  be  intended  for  examination 
by  the  Judges ;  under  the  following  general  heads,  so  far  as  may  be  prac- 
ticable : 

•      1.  The  title,  number  of  entry,  and  name  of  Exhibitor. 

2.  The  Purposes  and  Uses  for  which  the  article  or  process  is  intended. 

3.  If  a  machine,  describe  its  construction  and  mode  of  operation. 

4.  If  a  product  or  process,  state  its  advantages. 


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Such  general  description,  being  intended  for  the  Judges,  must  be  de- 
vered  to  the  General  Superintendent  within  two  weeks  after  recep- 
tion of  the  goods ;  it  should  bear  upon  its  envelope  the  number  of  the 
entry,  department,  and  group ;  also  the  name  of  the  article  or  articles 
to  be  examined.  The  Judges,  in  reporting  upon  the  comparative  mer- 
its of  articles  entered  for  competition,  shall  take  into  consideration  simi- 
lar American  articles  or  processes  that  may  be  known  to  them  as 
superior,  but  which  are  not  on  exhibition  Printed  directions  shall  be 
furnished  to  each  Judge,  fully  explaining  the  nature  of  his  duties  and 
suggesting  the  general  form  and  style  of  report  desired. 

Sec.  6.  If  any  judge  is  found  incompetent,  neglectful,  unfair,  or  in 
any  respect  ineligible,  his  appointment  may  be  withdrawn  by  the  Board, 
and  the  vacancy,  thus  created,  filled.  The  Board  may,  by  a  vote  of 
two-thirds  of  those  present,  appoint  additional  Judges  to  those  previously 
appointed  for  any  Department  or  Group,  or  any  subdivision  thereof. 

Should  it  be  ascertained  that  any  exhibitor  is  connected,  either  by 
near  consanguinity  or  business  relations,  with  one  of  the  Judges  in  the 
Department  or  Group  in  which  he  is  an  exhibitor,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Monasters  to  substitute  another  Jud^e. 

Should  ^satisfactorily  appear  that  any  article  has  not  received  the 
consideration  which  its  merits  seem  to  require,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Board  to  cause  a  re-examination,  by  the  same  or  other  Judges,  and 
in  case  it  can  be  shown  that  any  decision  is  the  result  of  collusion, 
or  from  obvious  incompetency  of  the  Judges,  or  in  violation  of 
any  by-law'  or  regulation  of  the  Institute,  it  may  be  set  aside  by  a 
vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  Managers  present  at  any  regular  meeting. 

Sec.  7.  The  Judges  shall  be  notified  to  meet  at  a  particular  hour  and 
place,  within  the  limits  of  the  Exhibition,  and  the  General  Superin- 
pendent  shall  extend  to  them  the  requisite  facilities  for  a  thorough 
and  impartial  performance  of  their  duties. 

Sec.  8.  No  award,  report,  or  anything  in  lieu  thereof,  shall  be  granted 
by  the  Board  of  Managers,  directly  or  indirectly  to  any  Trustee,  Manager 
or  employee  of  the  Institute,  nor  to  any  person  or  company  who  shall 
employ,  as  ..agent,  any  one  of  the  said  officers.  This  shall  not  pre- 
vent an  examination  and  report  by  the  Judges  on  any  article  or  process 
exhibited. 

Medals  or  other  awards,  or  both,  shall  be  granted  only  under  follow« 
ing  regulations  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
Sec.  9.  The  awards  shall  be  : 

1. — The  Great  Medal  of  the  American  Institute. 
This  medal  (of  gold)  is  to  be  awarded  only  for  a  machine,  product  or 
process  which  shall  have  been  proved  by  long  continued  operation  and 
practical  adaptation,  to  be  so  important  in  its  use  or  application  as  vir- 
tually to  supplant  every  article  or  process  previously  used  for  accom- 
plishing the  same  purpose. 


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This  medal  can  only  be  awarded  upon  the  written  report  of  at  least 
three  Judges,  which  report  shall  state  that  the  machine,  product  or  pro 
cess  claiming  this  award  fulfills  the  conditions  required,  also  that  com- 
parative tests  have  been  made  by  them  or  are  to  them  known.  Said 
report  shall  also  state  wherein  the  machine,  product  or  process  recom- 
mended by  them  for  this  medal,  supasses  those  now  in  use  of  American 
invention.  When  said  report  shall  have  been  approved  by  a  majority 
of  the  whole  Board  of  Managers  and  confirmed  by  a  majority  of  the 
whole  Board  of  Trustees,  then  and  then  only  shall  this  medal  be  awarded, 

SPECIAL  RULE  GOVERNING 
THE  GREAT  MEDAL  OF  THE  AMERICAN  INSTITUTE. 

This  medal  shall  not  be  awarded  for  any  machine,  product  or  process 
unless  the  "  Medal  of  Progress"  shall  have  been  awarded  to  it  at  a  pre- 
vious exhibition  of  the  Institute. 

II. — The  Medal  of  Progress. 
This  medal  (of  gold)  is  to  be  awarded  only  for  a  machine,  product 
or  process,  which  shall  be  adjudged  so  important  as  to  make  a 
decided  advance  and  great  improvement,  and  be  satisfactorily 
shown  to  be  a  discovery  or  invention  of  the  first  order  of  importance. 
This  medal  can  only  be  awarded  upon  the  written  report  of  at  least  three 
Judges,  which  report  shall  state  that  the  machine,  product  or  process 
claiming  this  award  fulfills  the  conditions  required,  also  that  compara- 
tive tests  have  been  made  by  them  or  are  to  them  known.  Said  report 
shall  also  state  wherein  the  machine,  product  or  process  recommended 
by  them  for  this  medal,  surpasses  those  now  in  use  of  American  inven- 
tion. When  said  report  shall  have  been  approved  by  a  majority  of  the 
whole  Board  of  Managers,  and  confirmed  by  a  majority  of  the  whole 
Board  of  Trustees,  then  and  then  only  shall  this  medal  be  awarded. 

SPECIAL   RULE  GOVERNING 
THE  MEDAL    OF  PROGRESS. 

This  medal  shall  not  be  awarded  for  any  machine,  product,  or  process 
unless  the  "Silver  Medal"  shall  have  been  awarded  to  it  at  a  previous 
exhibition  of  the  Institute, 

III. — The  Centennial  Medal. 

This  medal  (of  gold)  is  to  be  awarded  only  for  a  machine,  product, 
or  process,  exhibited  this  "Centennial  Year"  at  the  45th  Exhibition  of 
the  American  Institute  of  the  City  of  New- York.  It  can  be  awarded 
only  for  a  machine,  product,  or  process  of  great  value,  decided  impor- 
tance, and  of  more  than  usual  merit,  and  then  only  by  a  majority  of 
the  whole  Board  of  Trustees,  upon  the  written  report  of  three  Judges, 
whose  report  shall  certify  to  the  above  requirements,  and  after  said 
report  shall  have  been  approved  by  a  majority  of  the  whole  Board  of 
Managers; 


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The  officers  trust  that  this  Exhibition  may  be  so  rich  in  exhibits  of 
great  value  that  many  of  these  "  Centennial  Medals"  may  be  awarded. 

IV. — The  Medal  of  Taste. 

This  medal  (of  silver)  may  be  awarded  for  any  article  classified  in  the 
first  four  groups  of  Department  One,  which  may  be  adjudged  of  unusual 
excellence,  or  for  new  and  valuable  designs,  models  or  drawings,  rela- 
ting to  the  sciences  or  industrial  arts,  combining  marked  improvement, 
with  novelty  in  form,  color  or  proportions,  and  then  only  by  a  majority 
of  the  whole  Board  of  Managers  upon  the  recommendation  of  a  majority 
of  the  Judges. 

V.  — The  Silver  Medal. 

This  medal  is  to  be  awarded  only  for  a  machine,  product  or  process  of 
great  value,  and  then  only  by  an  affirmative  vote  of  a  majority  of  the 
whole  Board  of  Managers,  upon  the  recommendation  of  a  majority 
of  the  Judges. 

VI.  — The  Bronze  Medal. 

This  medal  is  to  be  awarded  by  a  vote  of  a  majority  of  the  whole 
Board  of  Managers,  upon  a  favorable  report  of  the  majority  of  the 
Judges,  for  a  machine,  product  or  process  of  decided  merit,  but  not  of 
sufficient  importance  to  deserve  the  silver  medal. 

VII.— A  Diploma 
may  be  awarded  by  the  Board  of  Managers,  for  a  machine,  product 
or  process  of  acknowledged  value, 

VIII.  — The  Diploma  for  Maintained  Superiority  shall  be 
granted  for  any  superior  article  which  at  a  previous  Exhibition  by  the 
Institute  won  the  award  of  a  medal.  This  Diploma  shall  set  forth  the 
fact  of  the  previous  award,  and  shall  only  be  given  upon  a  report  of  the 
Judges  that  the  superiority  for  which  the  original  award  was  made  has 
been  maintained ;  the  rules  as  to  the  report  of  Judges,  and  votes  of  Man- 
agers, are  to  be  the  same  as  would  apply  to  the  medal  named  in  the  di- 
ploma.   This  diploma  is  of  the  same  value  as  medal  originally  awarded. 

IX.  — The  Diploma  of  Continued  Excellence  shall  be  grant- 
ed for  any  excellent  article  which  has  won  the  award  of  a  medal  at  a 
previous  Exhibition  of  the  Institute.  This  diploma  shall  set  forth  the 
medal  originally  awarded  and  shall  be  given  only  upon  a  report  of  the 
Judges  that  the  excellence  lor  which  the  original  award  was  made  has 
been  continued]  the  rules  as  to  the  report  of  Judges,  and  votes  of  Mana- 
gers are  to  be  the  same  as  would  apply  to  the  medal  named  in  the  diploma. 
This  diploma  is  of  the  same  value  as  medal  originally  awarded. 


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X. — Co-operator's  Diploma.  This  diploma  may  be  awarded 
by  the  Board  of  Managers  to  any  employees  who  by  their  skill  have 
added  to  the  attractiveness  of  the  exhibition. 

All  Diplomas  shall  be  signed  by  the  President  and  Recording  Secre- 
tary of  the  Institute. 

The  Board  of  Managers  ate  authorized  to  grant  awards  for  the  best 
specimens  of  workmanship  and  skill  by  apprentices. 

The  Managers  may  grant  to  exhibitors  of  cut  flowers,  fruits,  or  per- 
ishable products,  an  award  in  money,  plate  or  other  valuable  considera- 
tion ;  and  the  amount  or  kind  of  award  shall  be  stated  in  the  circular  is- 
sued by  the  Board. 

THE   GENERAL  SUPERINTENDENT. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  General  Superintendent  while  keeping  in 
view  the  general  aim  and  purpose  of  the  Institute,  to  devote  himself, 
by  all  the  means  in  his  power,  to  forwarding  the  interests  of  the  Exhi- 
bition. 

He  shall,  when  practicable,  procure  the  exhibition  of  any  machine, 
product  or  process,  that  may  be  deemed  useful ;  and  for  this  purpose 
his  necessary  traveling  expenses  shall  be  defrayed  by  the  Board  of 
Managers. 

He  shall,  with  the  approval  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  make  condi- 
tions with  exhibitors ;  and  on  the  opening  of  the  exhibition  building, 
receive  and  place  all  articles  brought  in,  and  carefully  superintend  them 
during  the  Exhibition. 

He  shall  hire  and  discharge  all  persons  whose  services  may  be  need- 
ed to  carry  on  the  Exhibition,  keep  a  full  record  of  their  time,  and  pay 
to  them  the  compensation  determined  upon  by  the  Board  of  Managers, 
with  the  moneys  which  shall  be  furnished  him  by  the  Finance  Committee 
of  the  said  Board.  When  required,  he  shall  submit  to  the  Board  of 
Managers  estimates  for  all  work  to  be  done,  and  for  all  supplies  to  be 
furnished5  to  carry  on  the  Exhibition  ;  make  all  contracts,  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  said  Board,  for  the  same,  and  certify  all  bills  for  labor  or 
material  furnished. 

Under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  he  shall  grant  all  privi- 
leges to  sell  and  deliver  articles  during  the  Exhibition,  and  make  and 
sign  such  contracts  or  agreements  as  may  be  required,  and  report  ,to 
said  Board  his  action  in  each  case. 


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tiles  and  |UpIatiau*. 


Application  and  Fee. 

An  entrance  fee  of  Seven  Dollars  will  be  charged  upon  all  goods  en- 
tered for  competition  ;  and  Fifteen  Dollars  upon  all  goods  entered  for 
exhibition  without  competition. 

Applications  not  made  until  after  the  opening  day,  (September  Gth,) 
will  be  charged  fifty  per  cent,  additional  entrance  fee. 

The  entrance  fee  must  at  all  times  accompany  the  application  for 
space,  for  which  fee  a  receipt  will  be  returned,  which  receipt  after  the 
goods  shall  have  been  received  and  located,  will  be  exchanged  for  an 
Exhibitor's  Ticket  without  further  charge. 

In  case  any  person  shall  apply  for  entrance  in  more  than  one  group, 
he  shall  pay  for  each  group  an  entrance  fee  as  above  provided. 

In  case  one  person  shall,  in  his  own  name,  apply  for  more  than  one 
entrance  in  one  group  for  parties  other  than  himself,  then  such  entries 
will  be  considered  as  coming  from  the  various  manufacturers  or  owners 
of  said  goods,  and  will  be  chargeable  as  separate  entries,  and  the  fees 
shall  be  paid  upon  each. 

The  producer  or  manufacturer,  not  the  agent,  is  the  only  person  from 
whom  the  Board  of  Managers  will  accept,  under  one  entrance  fee,  a 
number  of  different  articles  which  may  belong  to  one  group.  In  all 
other  cases  each  different  article  will  be  charged  the  entrance  fee  as 
provided. 

More  than  one  article  of  a  kind  entered  either  for  competition  or  ex- 
hibition will  not  be  permitted,  except  by  consent  of  the  Department 
Committee. 

Heceipt  for  Goods. 

A  receipt  will  be  given  for  goods  when  received  and  in  order,  which 
receipt  will  be  accepted  as  evidence  of  ownership  at  close  of  the  exhi- 
bition, and  upon  whicn  only,  goods  will  be  delivered.  In  the  event  of 
the  loss  of  this  receipt  immediate  notice  must  be  given  in  writing  to 


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the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  and  his  acknowledgment  of 
said  notice  taken  in  writing,  that  delivery  may  not  be  made  upon  pre- 
sentation of  the  lost  receipt. 

Improper  Exhibits. 

Any  exhibit  of  goods  which  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board  of  Managers 
is  of  an  improper  or  objectionable  character,  may  at  the  option  of  said 
Managers  be  removed  at  any  time. 

Entries  for  Competition. 

No  goods  will  be  admitted  for  competition  or  examination  after  the 
1 3 tli  day  of  September,  unless  by  consent  of  the  Board  of  Managers. 

Space. 

The  Managers  do  not  agree  to  allot  any  special  amount  of  space  until 
the  articles  for  which  space  has  been  desired  are  within  the  building, 
unless  agreed  to  in  writing. 

Changes  in  location  and  space  granted. 

Changes  as  to  position  and  space  granted  will  be  made  as  often  as 
may  be  required  to  properly  group  and  classify  the  goods,  or  for  the 
better  apportionment  of  space  ;  which  change  shall  be  entirely  within 
the  duties  and  power  of  the  General  Superintendent. 

Removal  of  Goods. 

No  article  shall  be  removed  from  the  building  during  the  exhibition 
unless  by  consent  of  the  Board  of  Managers. 

Tickets. 

Exhibitors'  and  Employees'  tickets  are  not  transferable.  If  transfer- 
red or  loaned  for  the  purpose  of  gaining  admission,  the  doorkeeper  is 
instructed  not  only  to  refuse  admission  but  to  retain  the  ticket,  which 
by  this  violation  of  the  rule  is  forfeited.  Admission  may  be  had  upon 
an  exhibitor's  ticket  by  an  employee,  provided  the  exhibitor  sends  with 
said  ticket  a  note  requesting  admission  for  bearer,  and  certifying  that 
the  bearer  is  charged  with  the  care  of  his  goods. 

In  case  of  the  loss  of  a  ticket,  the  loser  is  required  to  give  im- 
mediate notice  in  writing  to  that  effect  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board. 

The  Board  of  Managers  reserve  the  right  to  refuse  admission  to  any 
employee  or  exhibitor  whom  they  may  consider  an  improper  person, 
and  also  to  remove  the  goods  of  such  exhibitor. 

Steam  Tower. 

Steam  power  will  be  provided  to  operate  machinery  only  when  ap- 
proved by  the  Department  Committee. 


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The  Department  Committee  in  charge  of  such  machines  as  require 
power,  shall  determine  upon  the  hours  when  said  machines  are  to  be  in 
operation ;  and  may  in  all  cases,  regulate  the  amount  of  fuel  to  be  sup- 
plied to  boilers  or  other  apparatus. 

Shafting,  Pullies,  Gas  and  Water  Pipes. 

The  Managers  will  erect  the  main  line  of  shafting,  and  provide  the 
main  line  of  water  and  gas  pipes.  All  pullies  upon  main  shafting  must 
be  approved  by  the  General  Superintendent,  both  as  to  size  and  method 
of  fastening  to  shaft. 

All  counter  shafting  and  belting  must  be  furnished  by  exhibitor.  No 
connections  will  be  permitted  with  the  gas  or  water  pipes,  except  by 
consent  of  the  General  Superintendent,  and  then  only  at  the  expense  of 
the  exhibitor,  and  upon  his  agreement  to  pay  weekly  in  advance  for 
such  gas  as  he  may  consume.  In  event  of  any  dispute,  the  General 
Superintendent  may  order  the  connection  with  said  gas  pipe  to  be  sev- 
ered.  All  connections  with  the  water  pipes  are  subject  to  the  same  rule. 

Tables. 

Tables  will  be  furnished  without  charge,  which  will  be  of  the  uniform 
width  of  four  feet,  which  width  show  cases  and  stands  must  not  exceed. 
Should  an  exhibitor  desire  to  furnish  his  own  table,  notice  must  be 
given  at  time  of  making  application  for  space,  and  consent  had  in 
writing. 

Glass  Cases  and  Keys. 

Whenever  practicable,  articles  should  be  placed  in  locked  glass  cases, 
the  keys  to  which,  must  be  numbered  to  correspond  with  number  of 
entry,  and  left  with  the  General  Superintendent  within  one  week  after 
the  reception  of  goods,  that  the  Judges  may  have  access  to  the  same 
when  making  their  examinations,  otherwise  goods  in  cases  cannot  be 
examined  by  the  Judges. 

Claims  of  Exhibitors. 

Exhibitors  will  consult  their  own  interests  by  stating  in  writing  the 
peculiar  merits  of  the  articles  exhibited  by  them  for  competition,  and 
hand  the  same  to  the  General  Superintendent  within  one  week  after  the 
reception  of  goods,  that  the  attention  of  the  Judges  may  be  called 
thereto. 

To  whom  Premiums  will  be  awarded. 

If  the  exhibitor  of  an  article  be  not  its  inventor  or  originator,  but  its 
manufacturer,  the  award  of  premium  for  same  shall  be  given  to  the  ex- 
hibitor unless  claimed  by  the  inventor  or  manufacturer,  before  the  public 
announcement  of  said  award. 


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Examination  of  Goods. 

Exhibitors  must  not  be  present  during  the  examination  of  their  arti- 
cles except  by  consent  of  the  Judges. 

Apprentices. 

Apprentices  offering  articles  of  their  own  workmanship  for  competi- 
tion, must  give  at  the  time  of  entry,  a  certificate  from  their  employers, 
stating  their  age  and  the  time  they  have  served.  If  such  articles  shall 
be  considered  of  merit  by  the  Committee  of  the  Department  in  which 
they  properly  belong,  then  the  entrance  fee  for  such  shall  be  remitted,  ( 
and  an  Exhibitor's  ticket  issued. 

Petroleum,  Patent  Medicines,  &c. 

No  medicines,  nostrums,  or  articles  of  like  nature,  of  unknown  ingre- 
dients, will  be  allowed  a  place  in  the  Exhibition.  Spirit  gas,  burning 
fluid,  benzine,  ether,  volatile  hydro-carbons,  fireworks,  gunpowder,  gun 
cotton,  nitro  glycerine,  and  all  other  explosive  compounds  are  peremp- 
torily excluded.  No  petroleum  shall  be  exhibited  unless  it  will  stand 
the  test  required  by  the  State  law,  and  then  only  in  quantities  not  ex- 
ceeding four  ounces.  The  Managers  reserve  the  right  to  exclude  any 
article  they  may  deem  objectionable  at  any  time,  before  or  after  the 
opening  of  the  Exhibition. 

Fires  and  Lights. 

Neither  fires  nor  lights  will  be  allowed  except  on  written  consent  of 
the  General  Superintendent. 

Goods  at  risk  of  Exhibitor. 

All  goods  are  at  the  risk  of  the  Exhibitor ;  and  it  is  expressly  un- 
derstood that  the  American  Institute,  Board  of  Managers,  or  any  Com- 
mittee, officer  or  member  thereof,  is  in  no  degree  liable  for  any  loss  by 
fire,  theft  or  damage  of  any  kind  whatever. 

Signs. 

Signs  will  not  be  allowed  of  greater  size  than  300  superficial  inches, 
nor  shall  such  signs  be  elevated  above  the  goods.  All  signs  shall  be 
subject  to  approval  by  Board  of  Managers. 

Circulars  and  Cards. 

Circulars,  cards  or  notices  can  only  be  distributed  from  the  place 
assigned  to  the  exhibitor,  and  then  only  such  as  relate  to  the  goods 
there  exhibited.     None  shall  be  distributed  except  they  are  approved 


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by  the  Board  of  Managers.  The  Managers  reserve  the  right  to  pro- 
hibit the  distribution  or  display  of  any  circulars,  cards,  notices,  &c. 
which  they  may  consider  objectionable. 

The  exhibit  of  any  person  who  refuses  to  comply  with  this  rule  will 
be  removed  from  the  exhibition. 

No  Sales  and  Delivery  in  Building, 

No  goods  shall  be  sold  and  delivered  within  the  exhibition  buildings, 
except  upon  agreement  with  the  General  Superintendent,  who  may, 
upon  payment  of  the  fee  for  right  to  sell  and  deliver,  grant  the  proper 
license.  Nothing  in  this  rule  is  to  be  construed  to  interfere  with  the 
right  to  take  orders  for  delivery  elsewhere  than  within  the  exhibition 
buildings. 

Arrangement  of  Goods. 

The  arrangement  of  all  goods  as  to  height  to  which  they  may  be  piled 
as  well  as  to  space  occupied,  shall  be  under  the  charge  of  the  General 
Superintendent,  who  shall  have  power  to  direct  the  arrangement  of  all 
goods,  in  such  manner  that  the  safety  of  visitors  or  the  harmony  of 
the  exhibition  may  not  be  interfered  with. 

Goods— when  to  be  removed. 

All  goods  must  be  removed  from  the  exhibition  building  before 
Saturday,  November  25th,  1S76,  or  they  will  be  placed  on  storage  at 
expense  and  risk  of  the  owner  or  exhibitor. 

Correspondence. 

Letters  relating  to  the  exhibition  should  be  addressed  to  "  General 
Superintendent,  American  Institute,  New- York,"  who  will  send  blanks 
and  give  any  desired  information  to  parties  intending  to  become  exhib- 
itors. 

Shipment  of  Goods. 

All  articles  must  be  directed  to  "The  American  Institute  Exhibition, 
Third  Avenue,  63d  and  64th  Streets,  New- York."  The  name  and 
residence  of  the  exhibitor  and  the  list  of  contents  must  be  given  on  the 
package,  freight  and  other  charges  on  which  must  be  prepaid. 

Freight. 

The  Board  of  Managers  will  endeavor  to  perfect,  as  heretofore,  ar- 
rangements with  all  the  prominent  Railway,  Steamboat  and  Transpor- 
tation Companies  to  return  freight  free,  all  articles  exhibited,  the  freight 
on  which  shall  have  been  paid  to  New-York,  provided  the  same  shall 
not  have  changed  ownership,  and  are  returned  on  or  before  the  25th 
day  of  November,  IS 76 


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Reception  of  Goods. 

The  buildings  will  be  opened  on  2d  Avenue  for  the  reception  of 
machinery  on  the  14th  day  of  August,  and  for  the  reception  of  other 
goods  on  the  28th  day  of  August,  at  the  3d  Avenue  and  other  en- 
trances. 

Opening  and  Closing. 

The  exhibition  will  be  formally  opened  to  the  public  at  2  P.  M.  Wed- 
nesday, the  6th  day  of  September.  It  will  be  opened  each  secular  day 
thereafter  at  9  A.  M.  and  cloie  at  10  P.  M.,  finally  closing  at  10  P.  M., 
Saturday,  the  11th  day  of  November,  1876,  unless  decided  expedient 
by  the  Board  of  Managers  to  continue  open  one  week  longer. 

Award  of  Premiums. 

Upon  the  last  day  of  the  exhibition  the  award  of  Medals  and  Diplo* 
mas,  and  of  prizes  for  perishable  products,  will  be  announced. 


NOTICE. 

Heretofore  delays  on  the  part  of  exhibitors  have,  to  a  considerable 
extent,  kept  the  exhibition  incomplete  and  in  confusion,  and  have  also 
prevented  a  proper  arrangement  and  classification  of  goods  ;  it  is  there- 
fore with  a  view  to  remedy  this  trouble  that  notice  of  the  coming  ex- 
hibition is  given  at  this  time,  and  to  prevent  misunderstanding,  the  above 
rules  are  annexed.  It  is  hoped  that  exhibitors  will  cheerfully  aid  the 
Board  of  Managers  in  their  efforts  to  have  the  exhibition  complete  in 
all  departments  on  the  opening  day. 


SPECIAL  NOTICE. 

Persons  intending  to  exhibit  are  requested  to  fill  up  enclosed 
blank  Application  for  space,  sign  and  return  as  soon  as  possible,  to 
enable  the  Board  of  Managers  to  properly  arrange  and  provide  space. 


SPECIAL  NOTICE 


Persons  intending  to  exhibit  are  requested  to  fill 
up  enclosed  blank  Application  for  space,  sign  and 
return  as  soon  as  possible,  to  enable  the  Board  of 
Managers  to  properly  arrange  and  provide  space. 


